The costs of your fertility treatment depend on the therapy in question. Often, the IVF Fund and health insurance companies cover a large part of the costs of IVF and other popular treatment options.
Scenario 1 - In-vitro-fertilisation with own gametes (IVF)
SCENARIO 1 |
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IVF treatment with embryo culture up to max. day 5, incl. matching (RI Witness), embryo transfer |
Narcosis |
Geri TimeLaps |
Medicines for hormonal stimulation* |
* Price of medication depends on type of medication used, dose and time taken. |
Scenario 2 - Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
SCENARIO 2 |
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IUI treatment, follicle monitoring, semen preparation** incl. matching (RI Witness) and semen transfer |
Medicines for hormonal stimulation* |
* Price of medication depends on type of medication used, dose and time taken. ** Donated sperm available on request |
Scenario 3 - Cryopreservation
SCENARIO 3 |
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Hormonal treatment, thawing of embryos, embryo transfer |
Medicines for hormonal stimulation* |
* Price of medication depends on type of medication used, dose and time taken. |
Scenario 4 – Social Freezing
SCENARIO 4 |
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Puncture |
Medicines for hormonal stimulation* |
Annual storage costs |
* Price of medication depends on type of medication used, dose and time taken. |
Since 2002, the IVF Fund in Austria has financially aided couples with infertility in going through IVF treatment.
The IVF Fund finances 70% of the costs for treatment and medications. This is valid for four attempts at fertility treatment. The couple desiring children must therefore pay 30%.
The following treatments are co-financed by the IVF Fund during the course of IVF treatment:
Cryopreservation (egg/social freezing)
These treatments, however, are NOT supported by the IVF Fund:
As of 1.10.2018, at least one partner of the couple must have their main residence in Austria.
Entitlement to cost coverage exists for:
Austrian citizens
Citizens of an EEA member state
Swiss citizens
Persons who have a residence title or a "Residence Permit Plus".
Persons entitled to asylum pursuant to § 3 Asylgesetz 2005, who have a permanent right of entry and residence
For both partners, proof of eligibility for benefits from either the statutory health insurance or a private Austrian or foreign health insurance must be submitted.
At the time of the start of the In-Vitro Fertilisation attempt, the woman must not have reached the age of 40 (40th birthday) and the man or the partner of the woman who intends to carry the child to term must not have reached the age of 50 (50th birthday).
If during an attempt one of the two partners reaches the age limit, the current treatment can still be completed at fund cost; however, a further attempt with support from public funds is no longer possible afterwards.
Financing through the fund from a medical point of view can be applied for by us on your behalf if at least one of the following causes of infertility is present.
Women:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Endometriosis
Blocked tubes or severely impaired function of the fallopian tubes
Man:
Severely impaired morphological semen quality
Too little mobility of the sperm
Azoospermia (no sperm present in the ejaculate)
There is no entitlement to co-financing in the case of infertility due to a previous sterilisation performed by the man or woman at their own request. There is nevertheless an entitlement if the partner has a qualifying indication and if sterilisation was demonstrably carried out for medical reasons.
The issue of costs is of course a very important point for couples with an unfulfilled desire to have children when planning their fertility treatment. The price list below applies for couples who do not receive any support from the IVF fund. As a so-called self-payer or private patient, you are required to pay 100% for the treatment and medication costs yourself.
If the following criteria do NOT apply to you, find out how the IVF fund will help cover the costs.
When the woman is older than 40 years old and/or the man is older than 50 years old
When either of the partners has intentionally taken measures to avoid falling pregnant (e.g. intentional tubal ligation or spermatic cord ligation)
You work outside of Austria and you are insured with a foreign social insurance;
You do not have a resident permit for Austria.
Tip: If you are a German citizen, take a look at the financial support on our German health insurances page.
Do you live in Germany but are considering having artificial insemination performed in one of our TFP fertility clinics in Austria? If so, it is important to find out in advance about all the information on how German health insurance companies cover the costs of fertility treatment.
If the costs can neither be covered by the fund nor by health insurance, you will have to pay for the treatment costs yourself.